Chapter 23: Le Zijun
On the grassland of Saibei, Abaoji gnawed on the leg of mutton, the brown mutton, and the fine salt grains, and the taste was so delicious.
A woman in a strong suit, with a smile on her face, looked at Abaoji dotingly, and said, "This is the seasoning brought from Huainan, does it taste good?" ”
Abaoji nodded and said, "This Huainan salt grain tastes great. ”
The woman in the power suit is Yu Feiyan, he and Tang Zhangwei crossed the sea with an army of 50,000 and joined forces with the Khitan to attack the Bohai Kingdom.
Since the establishment of the Bohai State, although it is a separatist regime in the Tang Dynasty, it has always been secretly connected to Fusang.
The Khitan Great Khan stabbed and often plundered the Bohai Kingdom. The Bohai people and the Khitans were feuding, so when Tang Zhangwei sent out the news of joining forces with the Khitans, Ba Spur couldn't wait to agree.
This time, Tang Zhangwei led 50,000 elite soldiers to the north, and the ships in the area under Tang Zhangwei's jurisdiction went to sea for trade, mainly from Zhenhai, and there were mighty sails along the way.
The merchant ships of the towns in the south of the Yangtze River under the jurisdiction of Tang Zhangwei went all the way to the Khitan steppe, between the white mountains and black waters in Liaodong, to buy war horses, and set off from Zhenhai to Fusang, as well as Silla and other places to trade.
This time, Tang Zhangwei led 1,000 ships to the Bohai Sea. One is because there are many famous horses in the Bohai country, and the other is because the Bohai country has a land of 5,000 miles.
If he can occupy the Bohai Kingdom, then Tang Zhangwei can get rid of the shackles of his young horses in the south of the Yangtze River, and at the same time, the Bohai people are brave and good at fighting, and these soldiers can become Tang Zhangwei's right-hand man in pacifying the Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty in the future.
Da Xuanxi, the king of Bohai Kingdom, and his favorite concubine were eating pork stewed vermicelli in Longquan Mansion in Shangjing, and he pinched a plate of his favorite concubine's big face and said, "You Fusang girl, you just have a taste." ”
Bohai people raise pigs, horses, cattle and other large livestock.
The Bohai people are of the same clan as the Jurchens, but they call themselves civilized people and call the Jurchens Jurchen savages.
This pork tasted delicious, and the more the king of Bohai Kingdom, Da Xuanxi, ate it, the more energetic he became, and said: "The pork still tastes good!" "This place is in Acheng County, Heilongjiang Province, and the pork here is famous for its lean meat.
Fujiwara Miko, the princess of the Bohai Sea, said, "Why didn't you sell your horses to Fuso?" "The Bohai war horse is the most precious in the Suifen River basin today, and the horse here is called the Leader Horse.
Da Xuanxi, the king of the Bohai Kingdom, said: "This horse is an important commodity for trade with the Central Plains, we are in the land of Qilu, a horse can be exchanged for a lot of silk cloth, and the quality of your Fusang things is too inferior." For the sake of the state, I cannot sell this horse to you Fuso. ”
On the Qilu Mountain, that is, today's Shandong Peninsula, the merchants of the Tang Dynasty and the Bohai Kingdom have Bohai famous horses, and the years are endless.
When Tang Zhangwei's army of 50,000 first appeared on the land of the Bohai Kingdom, the Bohai naval people thought that they were just trading and did not pay attention to it, because Tang Zhangwei often used this place to trade with the Khitan Khan.
The war horses, cattle and sheep of the Bohai State were sometimes not enough for the needs of the towns south of the Tang Dynasty, so they often sent large armies through the Bohai Sea to the grasslands. However, this time is different, in the past they have passed the state capital and not entered, but this time it is clearly different.
Tang Zhangwei's soldiers and horses entered from Nanhai Mansion, occupied Yalu Mansion, and continued to send troops to occupy Changling Mansion and Buyeo Mansion, Tang Zhangwei's army and the army of Khitan Khan Ba Thorn joined forces.
Sun Ru, who had just been recruited, led 7,000 white-robed generals to gallop across the land of the Bohai Kingdom, and they quickly moved south and north, occupying many prefectures and counties of the Bohai Kingdom.
The Khitan army, under the personal leadership of the Baspur Khan, also broke through the defense line of the Bohai State, burning and looting on a large scale.
The envoys of Fusang, the spies, and the princess of the Bohai Kingdom have complained to Fusang, hoping that the lord of Fusang will send troops to help the Bohai Kingdom resist the strong enemy.
At this time, Fuso was ruled by the lord of Yosei country, and the power of the lord of Yosei was in the hands of the minister Fujiwara Kitsune.
Fujiwara Kijing sent Tang envoys to the Tang Dynasty, and later saw the Huangchao Rebellion, so he closed the country and became arrogant.
At this time, Fuso Province was in the Heian period, and the capital of Fuso Province was Heiankyo, which is the Kyoto Castle of today's Fuso.
The lord of Yangcheng raised horses in the palace, called "North Courtyard"; Then he likes to hunt frogs and snakes, fight dogs and apes; and even killing for fun.
Because the power has been hollowed out by Fujiwara Kikyo, the lord of Yangcheng is very dissatisfied, and he has two major hobbies, one is to write love poems, and the other is to raise samurai.
Fujiwara Kikyo, who was fifty-eight years old at the time, learned that there were thousands of ships in Zhenhai from the Tang Dynasty, and they went straight to the Bohai Kingdom, and the chopsticks he was eating fell to the ground.
Although no envoys were sent to the Tang Dynasty, Fujiwara Ketsune still sent people to inquire about the situation in the Tang Dynasty. As for the Bohai Kingdom, the Fuso royal family and the powerful ministers often intermarried with the Bohai Lord.
Although the Fuso royal family married to the Bohai Kingdom were all members who were reduced to vassals, Fujiwara Kikeiko, the Fuso minister, married all his daughters to the Balhai Lord.
In that year, after suffering a great defeat at the mouth of the Baijiang River, the monarchs and ministers of Fusang did not admit defeat, and they still had a dream of dominating the Asian continent.
Therefore, from 727 A.D., the Bohai Kingdom sent a total of 34 envoys to Japan.
On the way to Fuso, there were three groups of Bohai envoys who were shipwrecked and fed sharks.
Fuso, on the other hand, sent envoys to the Bohai Sea 13 times, and the Bohai Sea opened a regular route through the Fusang Sea as a passage between the Bohai Sea and Fusang.
This time, the news was that the Fuso merchants had set out from Longyuan Mansion in the Bohai Sea to the port of Yanzhou, which is now Kraskino, Russia. Then, cross the Fuso Sea and arrive at Dazaifu, the gateway to Fuso, which is present-day Fukuoka, Kyushu, or other coastal ports.
Fujiwara Ketsunori summons Shinji Fujiwara, who is a merchant who is actually a spy for Fuso.
Fujiwara Shinji is the son of Fujiwara Kitsune, and he reported the situation to Fujiwara Kitsune in detail, saying, "According to my humble opinion, we can send troops to Tuhaopu in Nanhai Prefecture of Bohai State. I, the Fusang warriors, will definitely be able to defeat the Khitan and Tang soldiers. ”
Fujiwara Kei asked Fujiwara Shinji: "This time, how are the colored silk, silk, cotton, Luo, and silk goods you brought are selling?" ”
Fujiwara Shinji said, "These silk fabrics are selling well, and I have brought back a lot of tiger skins, bear skins, leopard skins, ginseng, honey and other local products. ”
Fujiwara Kei asked: "How are those Tang envoys who are stranded in the Bohai Kingdom doing?" ”
Shinji Fujiwara said, "These people and the ministers of the Bohai Sea sang poetry, and our Fuso music and dance were very popular among them. ”
Fujiwara Kikyoshi nodded and said, "The music and dance of the Bohai Sea have also been imported into our Fuso!" ”
The reason for the tension between Bohai and Fusang was due to the tense relationship with the Tang Dynasty and the surrounding tribes, so it wanted to form a bond with Fusang and open up an isolated situation.
After 758 AD, Bohai and Fusang jointly attacked Silla. But with the change of position in the Bohai Sea, this military alliance came to an end.
Beginning in 762, Bohai no longer sent military ministers to Japan, but instead sent civil ministers.
Fujiwara Ketsune closed his eyes and said: "We have 7 million people in Fuso and 5 million people in Bohai, and the two sides are evenly matched, and if we want to take the Bohai Sea, we must first take Silla, which is much easier to fight than the Balhae." ”